Adventure kit

ABSTRACT

An adventure kit comprising: (a) one or more treasure receptacles; (b) child instructions; (c) one or more parent packages including parent instructions, which differ from the child instructions.

FIELD

The present teachings generally relate to a children's activity kit, andmore particularly, to an adventure kit that promotes interaction betweenparents and children.

BACKGROUND

Typical children's games involve the parents participating in the gamewith their children under a common set of rules. A common example may bea board game. Children may also make arts and crafts under thesupervision of the parents; however, arts and crafts do not provide muchstructure (e.g., rules). Children enjoy activities in which a prize ortreasure results, and the treasure positively reinforces success incompletion of activities.

In order to maintain the sense of adventure, parents may keep knowledgeof the background details of the adventure away from the child. In thisway, the child can follow the adventure set out by the parent but willnot know the outcome.

Examples of children's activity kits are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No.5,690,340; U.S. Patent Publication Nos. 2007/0172798A1, and2006/0172268A1, all of which are incorporated by reference herein forall purposes. More recently, many activities are performed online; oneexample is U.S. Patent Publication No. 2012/0122066A1, which isincorporated by reference herein for all purposes. It would beattractive to have a children's activity kit with child instructionsseparate from a parent's portion of the activity kit which also includesinstructions for the parent such that the parent can direct theadventure and the child does not know the outcome. It would beattractive to have a children's activity kit with a treasure receptaclesuch that at the completion of an adventure, the child is rewarded withtreasure. What is needed is a children's activity kit having both atreasure receptacle and child instructions separate from parentinstructions.

SUMMARY

The present teachings meet one or more of the present needs by providingan adventure kit comprising (a) one or more treasure receptacles, (b)child instructions, and (c) one or more parent packages including parentinstruction, which differ from the child instructions.

The present teachings meet one or more of the present needs by providinga method comprising (a) opening an adventure kit, (b) removing one ormore parent packages, and (c) reading child instructions.

The present teachings provide a children's activity kit with childinstructions separate from a parent's instructions such that the parentcan direct the adventure and the child does not know the outcome. Thepresent teachings provide a children's activity kit with a treasurereceptacle such that at the completion of an adventure, the child isrewarded with treasure. The present teachings provide a children'sactivity kit having both a treasure receptacle and child instructionsseparate from a parent package having instructions.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a representative view of an adventure kit and its contents.

FIG. 2A is a representative view of the one or more parent packages andthe contents therein.

FIG. 2B is a representative view of the one or more parent packages andthe contents therein.

FIG. 3 is a representative view of the plurality of adventure packets.

FIG. 4A is a perspective view of the one or more treasure receptaclesbefore the completion of an adventure.

FIG. 4B is a perspective view of the one or more treasure receptaclesafter the completion of an adventure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The following description of the preferred embodiments is merelyexemplary in nature and is in no way intended to limit the teachings,its application, or uses. The explanations and illustrations presentedherein are intended to acquaint others skilled in the art with theteachings, its principles, and its practical application. Those skilledin the art may adapt and apply the teachings in its numerous forms, asmay be best suited to the requirements of a particular use. Accordingly,the specific embodiments of the present teachings as set forth are notintended as being exhaustive or limiting of the teachings. The scope ofthe teachings should, therefore, be determined not with reference to thedescription herein, but should instead be determined with reference tothe appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to whichsuch claims are entitled. The disclosures of all articles andreferences, including patent applications and publications, areincorporated by reference for all purposes. Other combinations are alsopossible as will be gleaned from the following claims, which are alsohereby incorporated by reference into this written description.

The adventure kit functions to contain all of the necessary componentsof one or more adventures. The one or more decoration articles, treasurereceptacles, child instructions, one or more parent packages, or acombination thereof may be packaged individually or as a combinationwithin the adventure kit. Each of the one or more treasure receptaclesmay be packaged with the corresponding decoration articles. Each of theone or more decoration articles may be packaged individually and bear anindication as to which of the one or more treasure receptacles the oneor more decoration articles correspond. The adventure kit may containone or more decoration articles, one or more treasure receptacles, childinstructions, one or more parent packages, or a combination thereof.

The one or more treasure receptacles may function to accept treasure.The one or more treasure receptacles may conform to a theme such asfairies, unicorns, wizardry, medieval times, cars, princesses,mythological animals, boats, or any such theme enjoyed by a child. Thethemes may be directed to specific age-ranges such as 1 to 3, 4 to 7, 8to 10, 10 to 13, 3 and up, 6 and up, or 10 and up. The structure of theone or more treasure receptacles may conform to said theme. For example,an adventure kit of a car theme will include the one or more treasurereceptacles in the shape of a car. As another example, an adventure kitwith a wizardry theme may be provided in the shape of a spell book. Asyet another example, an adventure kit with a fairies theme may beprovided in the shape of a fairy house. Where there are multiple of oneor more treasure receptacles included in the adventure kit, the one ormore treasure receptacles may have the same theme or different themes.Where there are multiple of one or more treasure receptacles included inthe adventure kit, the one or more treasure receptacles may have themesfor boys, themes for girls, or both. The one or more treasurereceptacles may be unassembled, partially assembled, or fully assembled.An example of an unassembled treasure receptacle is one which may beprovided to the user as paper sheets that may be folded and tapedtogether to arrive at the final, intended structure of the treasurereceptacle. An example of a partially assembled treasure receptacle maybe provided as individual cardboard pieces that have at least partiallybeen assembled together when it arrives to the user. The one or moretreasure receptacles may be made of or include, wood, plastic, foam,metal, pipe cleaners, paper, beads, glitter, paint, paper, or acombination thereof. The one or more treasure receptacles may beundecorated, partially decorated, or fully decorated. The treasurereceptacle includes one or more indicator features, as described in moredetail below. A number of the one or more treasure receptacles may beincluded in the adventure kit so the adventure kit can accommodatemultiple children or multiple adventures. A different treasurereceptacle may be created for each adventure. For example, if there areseven different adventures then seven different treasure receptacles maybe created. The one or more treasure receptacles may be configured tohold treasure within an interior cavity, display treasure on an outersurface, or both. For example, the one or more treasure receptaclescould be a bisected box with a hinge (i.e., defining an interior cavity)or a wizard holding an outstretched hand such that treasure is placedthereon (i.e., displaying treasure on an outer surface). The one or moretreasure receptacles may be an undecorated structure conforming to atheme and having an indicator feature.

The one or more indicator features may function to alert a child thatthe one or more treasure receptacles currently holds or displaystreasure. The one or more indicator features may include a lid, a flag,a light, a lock, an audible signal, or a combination thereof. Theindicator feature may include any suitable object for acting as aselective visual indicia. For example, when there is no treasure insidethe one or more treasure receptacles, a flag on the one or more treasurereceptacles is placed in a horizontal position and when there istreasure inside the one or more treasure receptacles, a flag is placedin the vertical position. Parents may, when appropriate, place treasureinto the one or more treasure receptacles and change the one or moreindicator features to communicate to the child whether the treasurereceptacle is empty or full. The one or more indicator features may belocated on any surface of the treasure receptacle. The one or moreindicator features may be affixed to the treasure receptacle or may bedetachable. For example, the one or more indicator features may be alock integrated to the structure of the one or more treasure receptaclesor the one or more indicator features may be a flag with a clip that isremovable from the one or more treasure receptacles. The one or moreindicator features may be a selectively rotatable flag affixed on anoutwardly visible portion of the one or more treasure receptacles.

The one or more decoration articles may function to add aestheticfeatures to the one or more treasure receptacles or allow one or moreusers to customize the one or more treasure receptacles. The one or moredecoration articles may or may not conform to a theme. Decorationarticles that do not conform to a theme may be generic decoration (e.g.,paint or glitter). The one or more decoration articles may or may notmatch the theme of the one or more treasure receptacles. The one or moredecoration articles may include crayons, markers, pens, pencils,stickers, glitter, construction paper, glue, tissue paper, felt, foam,paint, clay, magnets, pipe cleaners, tooth picks, popsicle sticks, orany combination thereof. The decoration articles may be permanent orremovable. The one or more decoration articles may be configured andassembled such that there is just one way with which to decorate the oneor more treasure receptacles. For example, the one or more decorationarticles may include foam shapes and glue such that the child is meantonly to glue the foam shapes to the one or more treasure receptacles ina predetermined way. The one or more decoration articles may beconfigured and assembled such that there are multiple ways by which todecorate the one or more treasure receptacles. For example, the one ormore decoration articles may include an excess of a combination ofcrayons, markers, pens, pencils, stickers, glitter, construction paper,glue, tissue paper, felt, foam, paint, clay such that there are manyimaginative ways the child may decorate the one or more treasurereceptacles. When the adventure kit is opened, the child may remove theone or more decoration articles and decorate the one or more treasurereceptacles according to their preference. The one or more decorationarticles may be applied as set forth in child instructions or the childinstructions may have one or more and preferably two or more suggestionsas to ways that the decoration articles may be used.

The child instructions may function to set forth the general descriptionof the adventure and instruct the child on how to conduct the adventure.The child instructions may be read by or to the child upon opening theadventure kit. The child instructions may direct the child to perform aninitial task to initiate the adventure, whereby additional tasks will bedictated by the adventure articles, as described in further detailbelow. The child instructions may be comprised of words, pictures, or aboth. For example, the child instructions may verbally direct the childto first decorate the one or more treasure receptacles or the childinstructions may include pictures illustrating the manner in which thechild is to decorate the one or more treasure receptacles with one ormore decoration articles. In another example, the child instructions maytell the child to wait for verbal instructions from the parent. Inanother example, the child instruction may inform the child thatsuccessful completion of an adventure results in the child receivingtreasure. The child instructions may be generic to any theme or specificto one theme. The child instructions may be a single set of childinstructions that apply throughout the adventure. Preferably, the childinstructions are a series of instructions (e.g., a plurality of sets ofinstructions) that are provided as each piece of an adventure iscompleted. For example, if the adventure is a fairy adventure then thefairy after completing a step may provide the child with a prize and anew set of instructions for a next phase of the adventure. Each set ofinstructions may provide a new adventure or a new step in an adventureso that the adventure evolves as the child completes steps of theadventure. The child instructions may contain a backstory specific tothe theme. The child instructions may include a backstory as to thetheme and instruct the child what activities to perform, how to performthe activities, in what order to perform the activities, and thatsuccessful completion of the adventure results in a prize. The backstoryconveyed by the child instructions may breathe imaginative life into theadventure kit by describing an imaginative environment and/orcharacters, whereby the treasure receptacle is not just an ordinaryobject but rather a central focus of the adventure.

The one or more parent packages may function to hold the plurality ofadventure packets and parent instructions separately from the rest ofthe adventure kit such that the child is prevented from accessing thecontents of the one or more parent packages. The separation of theparent packages separately from the rest of the adventure kit preventsthe accidental access by the child upon receiving and opening theadventure kit. The one or more parent packages may include one or moreand preferably a plurality of adventure packets, parent instructions, aparent code, or a combination thereof. There may be an equal number ofchild instructions and parent instructions. The parent code may beincluded in the one or more parent packages in place of the parentinstructions, as will be discussed in more detail below. The one or moreparent packages may comprise a single adventure theme or differentadventure themes. The one or more parent packages may compriseadventures configured to last a uniform duration or require a range ofdurations. The one or more parent packages may comprise one or moreadventure packets, one or more parent instructions, or both. The one ormore parent packages may comprise a plurality of adventure packets, aplurality of parent instructions, or both.

The parent instructions may function to provide information to one ormore parents the so that the one or more parents may facilitate thechild in performing one or more adventures, reward the child, helpdirect the child through an adventure, or a combination thereof. Theparent instructions may be different from the child instructions.Preferably, the parent instructions are different from the childinstructions. The parent instructions may relate to the childinstructions. For example, parent instructions may set forth the mannerin which to facilitate the child in a task that was directed to thechild through the child instructions. More particularly, the childinstructions may direct the child to solve a puzzle using clues and theparent instructions may dictate to the parent what order of clues tooffer, the duration of time between giving clues, specific prompts thatwould be appropriate to help the child solve the puzzle without merelygiving the answer away, or a combination thereof. The parentinstructions may provide for a plurality of different adventures thatthe parent may initiate with the child using the same adventure kit. Theparent instructions may instruct the parent how to perform their portionof the adventure. For example, the parent instructions may instruct theparents to open the plurality of adventure packets at certain times. Inanother example, the parent instructions may instruct the parents toplace the treasure in the one or more treasure receptacles after thechild completes a task. In yet another example, the parent instructionsmay instruct the parent to relay a backstory to the child. The parentinstructions may or may not be linked to one or more adventure packets.For instance, parent instructions not linked to one or more adventurepackets may be generic instructions for use with two or more adventurepackets. The parent instructions may be written instructions that areincluded within the kit or the parent instructions may be a link to awebsite (i.e., to be used in conjunction with parent codes, as describedherein and in more detail below). The adventure kit may include one ormore sets of written instructions, one or more sets of parent codes(associated with a link to a website), or both.

The parent instructions may include one or more of the followingdirections: (i) to open the plurality of adventure packets at certaintimes; (ii) to place the treasure in the one or more treasurereceptacles after the child completes a task; (iii) to relay a backstoryto the child; (iv); to reward the child at a particular time orcontingent upon conditions being met; (v) to move the treasurereceptacle to a new location, whereby the child is meant to search forthe treasure receptacle; (vi) to visit a forum or website for adventureideas; or a combination of (i) through (vi).

The plurality of adventure packets may function to assist a parent,child, or both in performing one or more adventures set forth in thechild instructions, the parent instructions, or both. Each of theplurality of adventure kits may be a single adventure that concludeswith one or more awards of treasure to the child. Preferably, eachadventure kit may include a series of adventures and each of the seriesof adventures conclude with a prize, more instructions, or both. Each ofthe adventure kits may be used discretely from another adventure kit.One or more of the adventure kits may be linked to another adventurekit. For example, the adventures may be performed in series such thatone adventure may build from a previous adventure or a treasure may beused in a subsequent adventure. The plurality of adventure packets maybe two packets or more, five packets or more, twenty packets or more, orone hundred packets or less. The adventure packets may be an envelope, abox, a bag, wrapping, or a combination thereof. The adventure packet maybe sized to hold a treasure, the contents, or both. Each of theplurality of adventure packets may contain one or more adventurearticles, one or more treasures, one or more instructions, or acombination thereof.

The parent codes may function to access instructions online. The parentcodes may be used to further obtain both parent instructions and childinstructions. The parent codes may be present in the adventure kitinstead of written parent instructions. The parent codes may provideaccess to additional adventures, additional steps in an adventure, orboth. The parent codes may permit parents to freely access or purchaseadditional sets of instructions online. The parent codes may directparents to an online retail site, to one or more forums, to interactivecommunities, or a combination thereof. The parent codes may directparents to a website that assists in the patents in selectinginstructions to games that are directed to different age ranges. Theparent codes may be present in place of written instructions in order toreduce the number of individual pieces in the adventure kit. The parentcodes may be present in addition to written instructions such that afterthe parent has exhausted the written instructions present in theadventure kit, the parent may seek to prolong the useful life of theadventure kit by obtaining more instructions online.

The adventure article may function to set out the specifics of anadventure to a parent, a child, or both, after the start of theadventure. The adventure article may separate parent instructions, childinstructions, or other instructions that are provided at each of thedifferent stages of the adventure (e.g., after the child completes atask). The adventure article may set forth one or more goals for a childwithin the game by which the child may advance to the next portion ofthe adventure. The adventure article may be a story or theme that addchronologically to the story advanced initially by the childinstructions. The adventure article, in addition to further instructionto the child, may be a sheet of further instructions for parentsspecific to an adventure. The adventure articles of different stages mayset forth adventures of different durations. The adventure article maybe a set of instructions that are left in the treasure receptacle. Forexample, a first adventure article may dictate an adventure lasting anhour while a second adventure article may dictate an adventure lastingone week. The adventure article may be written instructions (e.g., abook, paper, pictures), a video, a link to a website, a DVD, a CD, athumb drive, flash memory, or a combination thereof. The adventurearticle may supplement the instructions so that the adventure articleprovides some mystery or unknown components in the adventure. Theadventure article may be placed in the treasure receptacle by the parentafter the child completes a part of the adventure, in order to advancethe adventure to the next part. For example, if the child was directedto finish a craft and put it in the treasure receptacle, then after thecraft is placed in the treasure receptacle, the parent may take out thecraft and replace it with an adventure article that is intended to befound by the child.

The treasure may function to positively reinforce the child incompletion of the adventure, a step of the adventure, or both. Thetreasure may facilitate completion of one or more subsequent steps ofthe adventure. The treasure may be a letter, crafts, a toy, a game, atrinket, a puzzle, a book, a food item, money, an action figure, a doll,any item that a child might find joy in, or a combination thereof. Thetreasure may relate to the theme of the adventure kit. For example,where the theme of the adventure kit is wizardry, the treasure may be awand (trinket) or perhaps a wizardry-themed food item (e.g., chocolatefrogs). The treasure is sized such that the treasure may fit inside theone or more treasure receptacles. The treasure is sized such that thetreasure may fit inside the plurality of adventure packets. There may bemore than one treasure provided in an adventure kit, whereby eithermultiple treasures may be bestowed upon the child at different stages ofa single adventure or each of the treasures are bestowed upon the childin different, subsequent adventures. Each phase or step of the adventuremay include one or more treasures.

The adventure kits taught herein may be used in a method. The adventurekit may have the theme of wizardry and the kit may be provided with apre-assembled treasure receptacle that resembles a book of spells. Thekit may include decoration articles, which may comprise stickers thatmay be designed to resemble features of a book (e.g., lettering for thetitle, metal corner protectors, decorative embellishments such as stars,and the like). The kit may include an adventure article, which may beread by the parent to the child to describe a backstory or next steps inthe adventure (e.g., that the child is now a wizard and in order toobtain a certain power, the child must go on the adventure), theultimate purpose of the adventure kit (e.g., to follow a series of stepsto obtain a grand prize), and the rules of play (e.g., the childfollowing directions). The adventure article may further instruct thechild that he or she must first decorate the treasure receptacle beforestarting the adventure. The adventure kit may have a step of creatingone or more structures (e.g., a fairy house, wizard house). Theadventure kit may have a step of decorating one or more structures suchas the fairy house, wizard house, treasure receptacle, or a combinationthereof. The adventure kit may include a parent code, whereby the parentmay access a website having listed certain parent instructions (e.g.,moving the box to certain locations at certain times) and childinstructions (e.g., constructing a craft and putting it into thetreasure receptacle). The parent instructions and child instructions mayprovide for a task to be performed every day for a week. Instructing auser (e.g., a child) at the end of each task, to place evidence of thecompleted tasks (e.g., a completed craft, an answer to a riddle on asheet of paper, a collection of trinkets that were sought and found) inthe treasure receptacle. Directing the parent, vial the parentinstructions, to take the evidence of the completed tasks out of thetreasure receptacle and place a treasure in the treasure receptacle;preferably, the parent does this while the child is absent or occupied(e.g., at school, playing outside, or sleeping). Applying an indicatorfeature (e.g., sticking a feather into a slot on the face of the book)to the treasure receptacle. After the completion of the game, the sameadventure kit may be used again, but the parent may use the parent codeto obtain new parent instructions and child instructions.

The adventure kit may have a theme of fairies and the kit may beprovided with an unassembled treasure receptacle that, when assembled,forms a fairy house having a removable roof. The kit may further includedecoration articles such as glitter and stickers. The kit may furtherinclude an adventure article, which may be read by the parent to thechild to describe a backstory (e.g., that the child is in possession ofa fairy house and that if she follows the fairy's instructions the fairywill grant the child a wish), the ultimate purpose of the adventure kit(e.g., to follow a series of steps to obtain a granted wish), and therules of play (e.g., the child following directions). The adventurearticle may further instruct the child that he or she may first decoratethe treasure receptacle before starting the adventure. The adventure kitmay include parent instructions (e.g., providing the child a craft) andchild instructions (e.g., constructing a craft, such as a flower, andadding it as a feature of the fairy house). The parent instructions andchild instructions may provide that a task be performed over the courseof a single weekends, providing for a task to be performed and completedevery few hours. At the end of each task, the child instructions mayinstruct the child to place evidence of the completed tasks in or on thetreasure receptacle. Thereafter, the parent instructions may direct theparent to take the evidence of the completed tasks out of the treasurereceptacle and place a new piece of child instructions in the treasurereceptacle; preferably, the parent does this while the child is absentor occupied. The parent may also apply an indicator feature (e.g.,sprinkling glitter around the house). After the completion of the game,the same adventure kit may be used again, but to add to the novelty,another complementary (i.e., having the same or similar theme butdifferent form) adventure kit may be used in conjunction with theoriginal adventure kit.

FIG. 1 is a representative view of an adventure kit 1 and its contents.The adventure kit 1 includes one or more treasure receptacles 10, one ormore decoration articles 12, one or more parent packages 16, and childinstructions 14.

FIG. 2A is a representative view of the one or more parent packages 16and their contents. The one or more parent packages 16 includes aplurality of adventure packets 22 and parent instructions 20.

FIG. 2B is a representative view of the one or more parent packages 16and their contents. The one or more parent packages 16 includes aplurality of adventure packets 22 and parent code 24.

FIG. 3 is a representative view of the plurality of adventure packets22. The plurality of adventure packets includes an adventure article 30and treasure 32.

FIG. 4A is a perspective view of the one or more treasure receptacles 10before the completion of an adventure. The one or more treasurereceptacles 10 includes the one or more decoration articles 12.

FIG. 4B is a perspective view of the one or more treasure receptacles 10after the completion of an adventure. The one or more treasurereceptacles 10 includes the one or more decoration articles 12 and oneor more indicator features 34. Treasure 32 is located inside of the oneor more treasure receptacles 10.

Any numerical values recited herein include all values from the lowervalue to the upper value in increments of one unit provided that thereis a separation of at least 2 units between any lower value and anyhigher value. As an example, if it is stated that the amount of acomponent or a value of a process variable such as, for example,temperature, pressure, time and the like is, for example, from 1 to 90,preferably from 20 to 80, more preferably from 30 to 70, it is intendedthat values such as 15 to 85, 22 to 68, 43 to 51, 30 to 32 etc. areexpressly enumerated in this specification. For values which are lessthan one, one unit is considered to be 0.0001, 0.001, 0.01 or 0.1 asappropriate. These are only examples of what is specifically intendedand all possible combinations of numerical values between the lowestvalue and the highest value enumerated are to be considered to beexpressly stated in this application in a similar manner.

Unless otherwise stated, all ranges include both endpoints and allnumbers between the endpoints. The use of “about” or “approximately” inconnection with a range applies to both ends of the range. Thus, “about20 to 30” is intended to cover “about 20 to about 30”, inclusive of atleast the specified endpoints.

The disclosures of all articles and references, including patentapplications and publications, are incorporated by reference for allpurposes. The term “consisting essentially of” to describe a combinationshall include the elements, ingredients, components or steps identified,and such other elements ingredients, components or steps that do notmaterially affect the basic and novel characteristics of thecombination. The use of the terms “comprising” or “including” todescribe combinations of elements, ingredients, components or stepsherein also contemplates embodiments that consist essentially of or evenconsists of the elements, ingredients, components or steps.

Plural elements, ingredients, components or steps can be provided by asingle integrated element, ingredient, component or step. Alternatively,a single integrated element, ingredient, component or step might bedivided into separate plural elements, ingredients, components or steps.The disclosure of “a” or “one” to describe an element, ingredient,component or step is not intended to foreclose additional elements,ingredients, components or steps.

It is understood that the above description is intended to beillustrative and not restrictive. Many embodiments as well as manyapplications besides the examples provided will be apparent to those ofskill in the art upon reading the above description. The scope of theinvention should, therefore, be determined not with reference to theabove description, but should instead be determined with reference tothe appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to whichsuch claims are entitled. The disclosures of all articles andreferences, including patent applications and publications, areincorporated by reference for all purposes. The omission in thefollowing claims of any aspect of subject matter that is disclosedherein is not a disclaimer of such subject matter, nor should it beregarded that the inventors did not consider such subject matter to bepart of the disclosed inventive subject matter.

1) An adventure kit comprising: a. one or more treasure receptacles, b. child instructions, and c. one or more parent packages including parent instructions, which differ from the child instructions. 2) The adventure kit of claim 1, wherein the one or more parent packages includes a plurality of adventure packets; wherein the plurality of adventure packets are a prize, note, award, activity kits, adventure instructions, additional parent instructions, or any combination thereof. 3) The adventure kit of claim 2, wherein the one or more parent packages are sealed to prevent access to children. 4) The adventure kit of claim 1, wherein the one or more treasure receptacles relates to a theme. 5) The adventure kit of claim 4, wherein the theme is treasure, pirate, unicorn, fairy, or wizard. 6) The adventure kit of claim 1, wherein the one or more treasure receptacles are undecorated or blank so that children can customize the one or more treasure receptacles with one or more decoration articles. 7) The adventure kit of claim 1, wherein the adventure kit includes one or more indicator features to be used in conjunction with the one or more treasure receptacles; wherein the one or more indicator features alert a child that the one or more treasure receptacles currently holds or displays treasure. 8) The adventure kit of claim 6, wherein the one or more decoration articles are crayons, markers, pens, pencils, stickers, glitter, construction paper, glue, tissue paper, felt, foam, paint, clay, or any combination thereof. 9) The adventure kit of claim 1, wherein the child instructions provide a child with the steps of how the adventure kit works and provide the child with an initial task. 10) The adventure kit of claim 1, wherein the parent instructions outline one or more tasks for the parent to perform. 11) The adventure kit of claim 9, wherein an adventure article is provided to place in the one or more treasure receptacles once performance of the initial task is complete. 12) The adventure kit of claim 1, wherein the one or more parent packages includes a parent code for accessing the parent instructions online. 13) A method comprising the steps of: a. opening an adventure kit, b. removing one or more parent packages, and c. reading child instructions. 14) The method of claim 13, wherein the method includes a step of removing one or more treasure receptacles from the adventure kit and decorating the one or more treasure receptacles. 15) The method of claim 13, wherein the method includes a step of removing one or more decoration articles and a plurality of adventure packets from the adventure kit. 16) The method of claim 13, wherein the method includes a step of removing one or more decoration articles and one or more treasure receptacles from the adventure kit. 17) The method of claim 13, wherein the one or more parent packages include a plurality of adventure packets. 18) The method of claim 17, wherein the method includes a step of following parent instructions located within the one or more parent packages or within a plurality of adventure packets. 19) The method of claim 17, wherein the method includes a step of using a parent code to access parent instructions online. 20) The method of claim 17, wherein in each of the plurality of adventure packets includes an adventure article and treasure. 